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Resolution 181-2018 RESOLUTION NO. 181 -2018 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA ADOPTING A FEE SCHEDULE FOR A FIRE RESCUE MINIMUM STANDARD'S CLASS AT THE MONROE COUNTY TRAINING ACADEMY; APPROVING A WAIVER OF FEES FOR MONROE COUNTY RESIDENTS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, Monroe County Fire Rescue (MCFR) currently operates a State certified county -wide fire academy, providing training for volunteer and career firefighters in basic, hands -on firefighting and medical skills; and WHEREAS, MCFR's training facility is one of only 43 approved "Live Fire" academies in the State of Florida; and WHEREAS, MCFR has historically supported its career firefighting personnel with local volunteers to increase the number of available on -scene firefighters at structure fires and other critical firefighting needs; and WHEREAS, the number of volunteers within Monroe County has been declining for several years and MCFR faces a shortage of qualified and available volunteer firefighters; and WHEREAS, MCFR would like to increase the ratio of local certified career firefighters within the department with the goal of reducing turnover by loss of trained personnel to other departments outside of Monroe County. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: Section 1. The following policy is hereby established with respect to the Minimum Standard's Training Class at Monroe County's Fire Academy. A. The MCFR Training Division is authorized to offer a fee -based "Minimum Standard's Class" on an annual basis, or more frequently as needed. B. The Minimum Standard's Class will be an 11 -week course held at the Monroe County Training Facility on Crawl Key, with daily classes Monday through Friday, 0800 -1700, with training classes delivered by qualified MCFR personnel. C. Graduates of the class will become State certified EMT /Firefighters and will be eligible to be employed as an EMT /Firefighter within the State of Florida. D. The initial fee for the course will be established at $2,200 per student that does not include books, supplies, gear or other incidentals, which will be the responsibility of each student to provide prior to the start of the course. E. The fee will be waived for qualified residents of Monroe County (as outlined in Sections 2 and 3 below) to encourage and assist local applicants in becoming State certified EMT /Firefighters. F. All students will be required to secure their own housing and transportation to and from the daily classes. G. Local residents who are approved for the fee waiver will be required to become a volunteer firefighter within Monroe County's fire system for a minimum duration of three (3) years, otherwise, the waived fee will become immediately due and payable to Monroe County. H. The initial Minimum Standards Class is scheduled to begin on 8/27/18 and end on 11/16/18. Section 2. Fee Waiver Qualifications A. The waiver includes the cost of tuition only and does not include books, supplies, gear, incidentals or housing. B. The student must be a qualifying resident as defined in Section 3 below. C. Students must pass a background check and be approved for the class by the Battalion Chief of Training. Section 3. Resident Qualification. The waiver process requires qualification as a resident and submission of documentation by the student seeking the waiver: A. Any property owner, or immediate member of his or her household, who is currently paying property taxes in Monroe County and resides in said property. The term "immediate member of his or her household" means (a) residing at the same address as the property owner, and (b) son, daughter, father, mother, brother, sister, mother -in -law, father -in -law, brother -in -law, sister -in -law, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, stepfather, stepmother, stepdaughter, stepson, half brother, half sister, grandchild, or domestic partner. B. A resident of Monroe County, or immediate member of his or her household (as defined in Paragraph A above), who rents property in Monroe County and resides in said property. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting held on the 18t day of July, 2018. 0 rt. •► • Mayor David Rice Yes © co `71 2r. \ O Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia Murphy Yes ti rn o :70 Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes l.J Commissioner Danny Kolhage Yes Commissioner George Neugent Yes . 4 S EAL) BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIOA iRS ATTEST: KEVIN MADOK, CLERK OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA By: 4 J1�°l . I)t . � By: Dep�.#ly Clerk Mayor Davi ice • "OE COU I ' AT, uriNEY P - • ED ' ORM / / I PE • - 7J. MERCADO ASSISTANT •• •' Y Date 2� �'